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At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania

Source: AFP via Getty

At least 89 Europe-bound migrants died and dozens went missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, according to a state news agency.

They were sailing on a large traditional fishingwhen it capsized in the on Monday, the news agency quoted the Mauritanian as saying.

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